Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet ...

If you’re anything like me, you’ll find navigating the wine aisle of your local supermarket a bit overwhelming. I don’t know ...

No, we’re not in a smart wine merchant but looking at the new wines in Tesco. The supermarket has just conducted the biggest review of its wine range in more than 15 years, launching 130 new ...

Whether you're looking for a guided tour, tasting, or a decadent lunch, there's something for every kind of visitor. From ...

Where in the world to find wines that are big and bold, but also a bargain? South America would be a good bet, but the wine region I’m thinking of is in Western Europe. With over 250 different ...

California’s wine history spans nearly 300 years, stretching from the mid-1700s, when Spanish missionaries planted vines for sacramental wine, to today, when the state has over 615,000 acres of ...

Any good-quality white wine can be used for cooking. Don’t discount off-dry styles, which add a lovely complexity to savoury dishes. Use white wine to marinate pale meats such as pork or poultry ...

As a result of climate change, English wine producers are now able to grow grapes traditionally associated with Champagne and producing top-quality sparkling wine. For more than 300 years ...

Cheap vinegar, produced from inferior red wine, will give poor results to your finished dish. Buy good quality, aromatic vinegar with a complex flavour. The label will often specify which type of ...

Bernadette Machard de Gramont is a freelance writer specializing in food, wine, and kitchen products, specifically cookware. With a culinary degree, a master's in journalism, and nearly 20 years ...

These are our 2023 taste test results. They are still valid and available, but stay tuned for our 2024 results with fresh recommendations coming soon. Sparkling white wines such as cava, crémant and ...

Wine fridges or wine coolers are specially designed refrigeration appliances that keep wine stored at the ideal temperature prior to serving. Our rigorous tests have found wine fridges that do their ...